SAO PAULO, Brazil (AFP) — Clashes between inmates killed 15 people at a jail in Amazonas state in northern Brazil on Sunday, the regional prison authority said. The clashes broke out around 11:00 am (1500 GMT) during visiting hours at the facility, located some 28 kilometers (17 miles) from the state capital Manaus, the prison authority said. © Agence France-Presse
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Guaido ramps up pressure after deadly Venezuela border clashes
by Esteban Rojas with Rodrigo Almoncid in Cucuta International pressure mounted against Venezuela’s leader Nicolas Maduro on Sunday, with Washington vowing to “take action” after opposition efforts to bring humanitarian aid into the country descended into bloody chaos. Self-declared interim president Juan Guaido called on the international community to consider “all measures to free” Venezuela after clashes at the border crossing left at least two people dead. Guaido announced he would participate in Monday’s Lima […]
200 arrested, dozens hurt in Tunisia unrest
by Caroline Nelly Perrot and Kaouther Larbi Agence France-Presse TUNIS, Tunisia (AFP) — More than 200 people have been arrested and dozens of police hurt during clashes in Tunisia, the interior ministry said Wednesday, as anger over austerity measures spilt over into unrest. The North African country has been hailed for its relatively smooth democratic transition since a 2011 revolt that sparked the Arab Spring uprisings, but seven years after the revolution tensions over economic […]
Recent clashes in Yemen capital killed at least 234: ICRC
SANAA, Yemen (AFP) — Clashes in the Yemeni capital have killed at least 234 people and wounded 400 since December 1, the International Committee of the Red Cross said on Tuesday. “Now we have 400 wounded reported and 234 dead,” Sanaa-based ICRC spokeswoman Soumaya Beltifa told AFP, in reference to fighting between Huthi rebels and forces loyal to Ali Abdullah Saleh — who was himself killed on Monday. Strongman Saleh had on Saturday bypassed his […]
At least 6 policemen, 10 protesters injured in rally held in time for ASEAN Summit
(Eagle News) — Protesters shouting anti-Donald Trump slogans on the sidelines of a major summit in Manila forced themselves against police barriers aimed at preventing them from getting near the venue of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit and Other Related Meetings, resulting in injuries to at least six policemen and 10 protesters. National Capital Region Police Office director Oscar Albayalde said the protesters who incited the incident will face the necessary charges, noting […]
WATCH: Protest and clashes as ASEAN summit kicks off in Manila
MANILA, Philippines (AFP) — Clashes erupt in Manila during an anti-Trump protest as the ASEAN summit starts.
Gov’t gears up for looming return of evacuees to Marawi as troops close in on Maute, Abu Sayyaf
(Eagle News) — The government is now gearing up for the looming return of evacuees to Marawi, as government troops close in on local terrorists who have wrought havoc in the city. In a briefing in Malacanang on Thursday, Department of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Judy Taguiwalo said President Rodrigo Duterte was “setting aside” P20 billion for the “reconstruction” of Marawi, where government troops are close to defeating members of the Maute and Abu Sayyaf groups that have pledged […]
1 policeman killed, eight wounded in clashes in Marawi
(Eagle News) — One policeman was killed and eight others were injured in clashes between the authorities and armed Maute rebels in Marawi City. General Eduardo Año, Armed Forces of the Philippines head, disclosed this in a phone interview with CNN Philippines on Tuesday night. “Eight ang wounded. Sa (Philippine National Police) meron na tayong isang officer na namatay,” Año, who is part of President Rodrigo Duterte’s official delegation in Moscow, Russia, said. According to Año, the firefight ensued […]
12 killed, six wounded as Army clashes anew with BIFF in North Cotabato
MANILA, Sept. 11 (PNA) — Twelve people, 10 of them Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF), were killed and another six were wounded following another clash in Barangay Palongogue, Midyasap town, North Cotabato Thursday morning. Major Gen. Edmundo Pangilinan, 6th Infantry Division commander, said the clash took place between troopers of the 40th Infantry Battalion and 20 armed BIFF members. In the issuing firefight, which took place 6:40 a.m., 10 BIFF men were killed along with […]
Ukraine police charge protesters after nation’s bloodiest day
(Reuters) – Ukrainian riot police charged protesters occupying a central Kiev square early on Wednesday after the bloodiest day since the former Soviet republic, caught in a geopolitical struggle between Russia and the West, won its independence. Police battled their way into Independence Square, center of three months of protests against President Viktor Yanukovich, and demonstrators, some armed with clubs and wearing helmets and body armor, were losing ground. Smoke billowed from burning tents and […]
